Looking for a fun and simple Valentine’s Day craft? These adorable snails with heart-shaped shells are perfect for kids! They’re easy to color, decorate, and display—and each one turns out a little different. Whether you use crayons, stickers, or glitter, kids will love making their snail special. It’s a great classroom activity or a sweet project to do at home.
What You Need
- Snail templates (printed on white paper)
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- Optional: stickers, glitter, or heart confetti
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Small cardboard pieces (for standing display)
- Hole punch and string or ribbon (for hanging)
How to Make
- Print the templates: Print out the snail designs on white sheets.
- Color and decorate: Use crayons, markers, or colored pencils to color your snails. Add stickers, glitter, or anything fun to decorate the heart shells.
- Cut out the snails: Carefully cut around each snail shape.
- Choose how to display
- Standing display: Glue a small piece of cardboard behind each snail so it stands up.
- Hanging display: Punch a hole at the top and tie a string or ribbon to hang it.
- Wall display: Paste all the snails in a line on a wall or bulletin board to make a cheerful snail parade!
Templates:
Click here to get the FREE PDF template: Download ( Printable )